When the weather gets warm and everyoneâ(TM)s AC is running, it wonâ(TM)t even be close.

To clarify, my question concerning the batteries is not where they would be stored but where the batteries come from. The scales that you are talking about would require massive amounts of storage, necessitating even larger amounts of raw materials. As we approach the proposed mandatory EV adoption dates in many countries, where are all these batteries coming from? As far as the solar panels, I pictured a 40-story high-rise, with a roof surface area = one of 40 floors (depending on the architecture, it could be significantly less). Depending on the surrounding cityscape, it may or may not get sufficient sunlight. I do think that microgrids are a good solution. They provide problem isolation and give communities more control over how their power is provided. On the flip side, it could ensure a monopoly that could easily be abused.

Where are all the required energy-dense batteries coming from? I think your power-to-panel ratio is off if you think 2.5 hours of sunlight from the roof of a high rise will power all the floors of said high rise.

Yes, grifters come in all colors, including Green ...

Pretty much every "authority" in this scenario lied. Big Pharma lied about testing, vaccine contents, and adverse events. WHO lied about the source. CDC lied about mask effectiveness, shot effectiveness, death counts, comorbidities, and alternate treatments. If people could think critically about information in the face of contradicting information from an authority, they wouldn't have taken an experimental shot. They would have analyzed what treatments front-line physicians were successfully using prior to the shot being available before submitting to an emergency authorization that cleared Big Pharma of all liability. They would have questioned lockdowns that caused more physical, emotional, psychological, and economic damage than the disease itself. But No.

Are you sure you're not talking about border security walls?

Cities and towns tore up railways and trolley cars in favor of autos. It was especially evident when I lived in Silicon Valley and you could still see the old railway passages through the foothills.

With EV's the cost and potential breaking point is the availability and cost of raw materials needed for the batteries. Additional tech will need to improve charging times and make large vehicles (towing) practical. Additionally, the grid will need to be able to support the charging of these vehicles. You can call it FUD, but it doesn't change physics or the financials.

The only way to fix the cost of college is to remove the government from underwriting student loans. Easy money will always raise the cost of any good or service. The same thing happened with the housing market when the government stepped into the Secondary Market. The plan was to stabilize the interest rates but it caused a jump in prices because the government was now assuming the risk. And this was with asset-backed loans which differ from student loans. As far as making it worthwhile, how about teaching instead of feeling? How about study groups instead of safe spaces? How about LISTENING to other points of view instead of shutting down those which make you uncomfortable? How about admitting students based on academic merits instead of setting up unqualified students to fail? How about state universities focus on students from their state instead of out-of-state tuition bumps?

California manages their woodlands as well as they manage their water, horribly.

I am not the ostrich here. You need to wake up from your wokeness.

There you go again, minimalizing rioters and insurrectionists (in dem terms) to 'a few looters...', disregarding all the major offenses previously outlined. Ignoring and in some cases encouraginig this behavior has resulted in anarchy in major metros. Taxpayers and businesses moving out leaving budget deficits and decay. That is your Republic in ashes. Good luck recovering from that.

Hilarious. Trashed two Starbucks? How about setting Federal Court buildings and police stations on fire while attempting a siege? How about taking over blocks of a city and denying emergency services access? How about burning and looting of businesses? Billions of property damage and 40 some deaths? Now tell me again about domestic terrorism and insurrection?

As the first real wave of battery replacement and disposal hit, people will wake up. Then we will run out of raw materials for batteries or China will hold us hostage once we try and force the conversion to EVs. Of course, this ignores the logistics of beefing up the grid and the availability establishing universal charging stations (maybe theyâ(TM)ll standardize charging connections one day). Oh, and speed up the charging times. Who wants to sit in a minivan on the tarmac with a load of toddlers on a 90 degree day for half an hour (if your first in line)?

The CDC over-reported the numbers for COVID deaths and under reported adverse reactions so any numbers from them are heavily suspect. We know the shots did not prevent infection or transmission of COVID. Both the CDC and WHO said the opposite. Right now all the organizations that pushed the shots are circling the wagons to stem off the flood of lawsuits coming.